Ivana Lučin, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Vukovarska 58, Rijeka
Surya Teja Kandukuri, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Oslo, Norway, Jon Lilletuns vei 9 H, 3. et, 4879 Grimstad
Rune Schlanbusch, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Oslo, Norway, Jon Lilletuns vei 9 H, 3. et, 4879 Grimstad
Zoran Čarija, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Vukovarska 58, Rijeka
The RePower EU plan has set the goal for an increase in wind energy capacity to 480 GW by 2030, with 300 GW from offshore wind farms, to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Croatian wind energy potential of offshore wind farms has been recently evaluated at 25 GW in the “Action Plan for Renewable Energy Sources at Sea in Croatia”. The main problem is that currently there are no offshore wind energy power plants, making it a new endeavor where many different issues with implementation can be expected. Norway has extensive experience in wind energy harvesting, where problems that Croatia is yet to encounter can be appropriately addressed before the problem emerges. Additionally, in Norway considerable attention is on social acceptance, so large investments are made to reduce the negative environmental impact of such projects. Therefore, transnational cooperation can be greatly beneficial for achieving renewable energy goals. This paper presents some of the potential problems and issues that could be encountered during the implementation of offshore wind energy in the Croatian Sea. These issues and potential solutions were identified through the transnational experience exchange between Croatia and Norway, indicating the need for such cooperation.